Joe Dumars is being 'ridiculous' ahead of the NBA Draft as the Pelicans field trade offers for Herb Jones and Trey Murphy III.

The New Orleans Pelicans are not moving on from All-Star forward Zion Williamson. Despite Williamson's struggles to stay healthy, the organization is focused on building a playoff-caliber team around him. One player they are willing to trade in pursuit of their goal is defensive stalwart Trey Murphy III.

After a rough season that ended in a 21-61 mess, the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t wasting time licking their wounds. They are already deep in the lab, trying to figure out how to flip the script, and word is,

NBA insider shuts down Herb Jones trade rumors linking Pelicans and 76ers in reported deal for No. 3 pick in 2025 NBA Draft.

NBA writer Dan Favale from Bleacher Report brings us this wild trade concept that brings the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards into the mix. In this 4-team trade, 6 players would be shuffled, along with 6 draft picks (possibly, NBA pick trades are weird), and the Pelicans would only walk away with one player.

Per Cleaning The Glass, the Pelicans allowed opponents to grab 30.6 percent of the available offensive rebounds last season, which ranked 29th in the NBA. When Williamson was on the floor with two other bigs, that number dropped to 28.5 percent, which was still slightly below average — but an improvement nonetheless.